Happy Wednesday!!! It's time for another challenge from
The House That Stamps Built. As this is the first week of the month, we have a Designer's Choice Challenge and Joy has challenged us to use circles on our projects. This is the card I created:
I used a circle frame stamp to create a pattern all over the entire background using light gray, black and red inks. It took a bit of time but it did create a really fun pattern. I didn't want to cover it up (plus this is card for my brother-in-law, so no need for anything fancy), so I decided to give the eclipse technique a try. I drew a faint pencil line across the center of the card both vertically and horizontally and used those to line up my letter dies. I taped them in place with washi tape and ran it through my die cutting machine. I adhered the little center pieces back in with liquid glue and adhered the letters with foam tape for some fun dimension. Then I stamped the "birthday" stamp, which, in hindsight would have been easier to do BEFORE adhering the letters.
I finished everything off with some matching enamel dots, which are also more circles. This was a really fun challenge; I hope you will play along with us. Make sure you stop by the
House Blog to see how the rest of the team interpreted this challenge.
Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "
Dotted Circle Frame" and "
Happy Cling Set" birthday
Dies: MFT Stitched letters
Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes
Die Cuttin' Divas #380--anything goes
Cardz TV #58--anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #334--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Creative Fingers #150--anything goes
9 comments:
This is such a creative card, Heather! I haven't tried the eclipse technique yet, it looks fantastic on this card. That circle stamp used this way makes me think of baseballs!
What a fabulous masculine card, this is stunning. I thought of baseballs right away when I saw it. So clever.
What a fun background, Heather - it reminds me of baseballs for some reason. Great masculine card and such a fun way to use that stamp!
Very creative use of that stamp. I agree 100% with Esther - when I first saw this I immediately thought of a baseball too!
I know you explained in detail how you created this but my mind won't wrap around the technique at all! LOL It probably just looks more complicated than it really is?! I do love what I'm seeing with all the baseballs! NJ!
I too thought of baseballs as soon as I saw this card yu did such a good job of getting thing lined up. Great use of our circle challenge.
Such a great card, I love the bold colors!! ! Thank you for taking the time to join in the challenge at Word Art Wednesday ! Ginny M DT
Oh what a great card! It reminds me of baseballs also - and would be a fabulous card to CASE for my grandson who is a baseball nut!
Love this fun card - circles make a cool card!! Thanks so much for joining us this time at the Creative fingers Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
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